Posts by Category: Art

on 21 May

Jeff Koons’ ‘Rabbit’ Easily Hops Over $50M Estimate at Auction

American neo-pop artist Jeff Koons expresses the cultural zeitgeist by working with and transforming everyday objects, giving them a resonance that is both substantial and whimsical. His pieces are wildly...

2882 May 21, 2019 Art more

on 01 December

Edward Hopper’s ‘Chop Suey’ Fetches a Record $91.9M at Auction

One of Edward Hopper’s most widely recognizable paintings recently sold at Christie’s New York. The painting had been expected to top $70 million at auction; when the dust settled, it’d...

3325 December 1, 2018 Art more

08 November

Rolls-Royce and Fabergé Create Superlative Statement With First Imperial Egg in Over a Century

It took Rolls-Royce to bring back the Fabergé egg. But they did. They’ve teamed with the House of Fabergé to design a decidedly 21st-century spin on both the legendary egg and...

2774 November 8, 2018 Art more

25 November

Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ Soars Past Records with $450.3M Sale

The last known privately owned painting from famed Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci has just sold at auction for a record-annihilating $450.3 million. da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi was expected to...

2683 November 25, 2017 Art more

on 23 May

Christie’s $290M Impressionist and Modern Sale is Best in Seven Years

Christie’s’ recent series of five evening sales in four days raked in much more than the $200 million pre-sale estimate. In fact, the Impressionist and Modern spring auction garnered almost...

2761 May 23, 2017 Art more